Vanity case



oct. 15, 1940. N, KASDAN 2,217,908

VANITY CASE Filed June l5, 1939 5 Referring to the drawing,

reame oci. 15, y l, 2,217,908

UNITE-o STATES PATBN'lv OFFICE Nathan Kendall.' New York, N. Y.,assignor to Majestic Metal Specialties, Inc., Moosup, Conn., acorporation of Connecticut Application June 15, 1939, Serial No. 279,246

s claim. (on 132-79) This invention relates to vanity cases and has thehandle 24, is not present, so that the .outer for an object .to providean attractive device oi casing is open along this side, except in so faras this class which is easy to open without the ris it is closed by theside wall of the powder recepof breakingathumb or finger hail. tacle.The thumbnail recess 21 facilitates disengagement of the removable endportion 28 of 5 Fig. 1 is a top plan view o! one embodiment of thevhandle 24. In the preferred form the lipthis invention with the coverpartly open. stick holder includes a cylindrical portion re- Fig. 2 is aside view of the device of Fig. l. y ceived within thev outer wall 24,and a lower por- Fig. 3 is an enlarged view partly in section of tion 28which is rotatable with respect to this inl the device of Fig. -2, butwith the cover more ner wall so that the lipstick carrier maybeejected10 widely open. f or rejected by a screw thread cam type actuator Vanitycase I0 includes an outer casing having which is old in this art. coverlihingedly secured thereto at I2. Within Moving the handle 24 toward thevanity case the casing' is a powder receptacle I3 forming a stressesspring portions I8 and moves the latch l5 deck member and a recess forpowder. An inner Il far enough to unlatch the cover. If the cover 15cover I4 is also desirable for closing the powder had a projectionextending toward the handle, it receptacle against egress of powder, soas to premight be engaged by a recess or projection on i vent loosepowder from being mixed accidentally the handle, in which event thehandle would move with rouge or whatever else may be carried in the awayfrom the vanity case to unlatch the cover.

case. Inwardly stamped portions I5 and I6 sevI claim: 20

cure thev outer casing and powder receptacle to- 1. A vanity casecomprising a powder recepgether yieldablyagainst relative movement, asis tacle, an outer casing, means securing the recepcustomary in thisart. The side of the casing tacle within the casing, a latch on the sideof the .away from the cover hinge I2 is provided with a casing oppositethat along which the cover is latch I1 for retaining the cover closed.This l hinged, a slide between the bottom of said recep- 25 latch is ofordinary construction, the same being tacle and casing, said slidehaving upstanding yieldable against leaf spring portions I8. Insteadlugs located between the cover hinge and powder of the usual forwardlyprojecting thumbnail porreceptacle and adapted to cooperate with saidtion or actuator, the latch of this invention has a receptacle toprevent the slide moving outwardly,

3o forwardly extending actuator portion I9 which is an elongated handlesecured to said slide outside so substantially continguous a bentportion of the the casing, adjacent thereto and extending along slide20. This slide 20 is located between the botthe side thereof having thelatch, -whereby on tom of the powder receptacle and the bottom ofpressing said elongated handle closer to the casthe outer casing asshown more plainly in Fig. 3. ing said latch may be released.

At the rear, this slide is provided with upstanding 2. A vanity casecomprising a powder receptalugs 2| and 22, contiguous the side walls ofthe cle, an outer casing, means securing the receptacle powderreceptacle and keeping the slide from within the casing, a latch on theside of the casmoving outward or forward. The front portion ing oppositethat along which the cover is hinged, of the slide is bent up as shownat 23 so as to lie a slide between the bottom of said receptacle andcontiguous the actuator portion I9 of the latch. casing, said slidehaving upstanding lugs located 40 Secured to the outer endportion of theslide is a between the cover hinge and powder receptacle Vhandle 24suitable for carrying a lipstick or other and adapted to cooperate withsaid receptacle to cosmetic. The handle 24 is thus capable offuncprevent the slide moving outwardly, an elongated tioning as anenlarged handle for the cover latch, handle secured to said slideoutside the casing,

so that by pressing the handle 24 toward the latch adjacent thereto andextending along the side 45 Il, the slide 20 is made to move rearwardlya thereof having the latch, whereby on pressing slight amount, orsutlicient for the latch to be dissaid elongated handle closer to thecasing said engaged from the cover. The bottom of the outer latch may bereleased, said slide extending upcasing has a forward extension 25continguous wardly and bent adjacent said latch, the bottom and underthe handle -24. The side walls which of said casing being extended tooverlap said 50 extend away from the cover hinge also projectbeelongated handle at least in part, the side of castween the front endof the powder receptacle and ing on which the latch is located beingopened are shaped to the general contour of the handle and closed bysaid handle, the latch being carried 24, as shown by the numeral 26.'I'he adjacent by said receptacle, and the sides of the casing wall ofthe outer casing, that is, the wall close to which are substantiallynormal to the handle be- 55 naaalatcnadlantnidmdlemamud 1bysaidcasefortwithaportionotthe cover when closed .to retain the coveragainst openln,saidlatehbeinyleldableinresponaeto relative movementbodily between the handle and case for releasing the cover, a slidewithin the vanity case and on which said handle is secured. said latcheooperatina with said slide on movement ot said handle to release thecover. v

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